UPDATED: 15-Year-Old Who Crashed Was Allowed To Drive Alone

WARREN COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) – Prosecutors may seek child endangerment charges against the parents of a 15-year-old girl who was allowed to drive from Jefferson City to the St. Louis area, while they drove separately in another vehicle.

The trip ended tragically late Tuesday night when the car driven by Chassiddy Allen of St. Louis ran off Interstate 70 in Warren County, struck the median cable barrier and overturned.

“We had a family that drove to Jefferson City to pick up another vehicle there,” Sgt. Al Nothum told KMOX News while explaining the circumstances leading up to the crash. “The problem arose that the parents allowed the 15-year-old daughter to drive one of the vehicles back to the St. Louis area.”

While Chassiddy Allen had a driver’s permit, she did not have a driver’s license and would not have been allowed to drive any further had she been pulled over during the trip back from Jefferson City.

While she escaped with minor injuries, there were three other children in the car and it was unclear whether any of them were wearing seatbelts.

5-year-old Aubrey Yates suffered serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene to St. Louis Children’s hospital.